On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after it was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in just 73 seconds which claimed the lives of seven astronauts.

LAKE CITY, S.C. (WBTW) — Nearly 40 years after Ronald McNair and six other crew members lost their lives aboard the space shuttle Challenger, Lake City’s native son is still fondly remembered.

Two Boise State faculty have received the highest honor that can be bestowed upon scientists and engineers early in their ...

Ronald (left) and Carl McNair (right) were born 10 months apart ... Ronald was then chosen to be one of the 7 astronauts onboard the space shuttle Challenger. He died along with six other crew ...

Sierra Space's "mini shuttle" Dream Chaser space plane may make its maiden flight in May after launching atop a rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Pre-flight testing continues at NASA ...

The founder of SpaceX said President Trump had asked his company to return two astronauts aboard the space station to Earth “as soon as possible.” NASA said it would do that “as soon as ...

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has the busiest runaway in the US, with an average of 819 takeoffs per day – which experts say likely contributed to Wednesday’s air disaster.

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Thales Alenia Space has won an 862 million euro ($897 million) order from the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver a lunar lander for moon exploration launches to begin in the ...

Over the past several decades, crewed launches and landings involving SpaceX and NASA have been carried out successfully, with past disasters such as the Space Shuttle Challenger and Columbia ...

All runways have been shutdown and all departures and landings halted at the DCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, near Washington DC. The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has confirmed ...